Directory Profile

Lynn Johnston, Writing for Screen & Television BFA
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Affiliated Divisions:
John Wells Division of Writing for Screen & Television
Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, Lynn moved to LA on her own at 19 to pursue her dream of studying film at USC. A year later, she internally transferred into USC's Writing for Screen & Television BFA program, where she focused on writing for TV comedy and games. She graduated with her screenwriting BFA and a French minor in May 2018, and started her games writing career in January 2019 at Skybound (The Walking Dead, Invincible). From June 2019 - June 2023, Lynn was the only full-time writer at Bad Robot Games (the games division of JJ Abrams' Bad Robot Productions) before moving onto Netflix to write an original game based on the Russo Brothers' movie "The Electric State" (inspired by the Simon Stålenhag book of the same title).
With a lifelong passion for games, storytelling, and collaboration, Lynn applies all she's learned about the character-driven approach of TV and feature-writing from USC to the interactive art form of video games. Creating compelling characters, writing fun and memorable dialogue, and finding new ways to imbue narrative into a world are some of her greatest passions as a game writer. Lynn has a strong background in comedy writing, and an expertise in horror games with over 15 years' experience as an avid player, viewer, and sometimes-developer.